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18 Cards in this Set
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e. histolytica
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amoebic dysntery
- mainly hits large intestine, but can cause abscesses in other organs |
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leishmaniasis donovi
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-trasnmtted by phlebotomine fly
- KALA-AZAR --> visceral leishmaniasis - incrsing liver/spleen enlrgment - darkening of skin pigmentation - fatal if not treated |
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trypanosoma cruzi
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chagas disease
- mcc heart disease in world - megaesophagus/megacolon - trnsmttd via reduviid bugs |
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wucheri bancrofti
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- round worm that block lymphs
-elephantiasis - blocks lymphatics |
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arterial embolus
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- leads to leg coolness
- intense leg pain - could dvlop pulselessness |
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Why are posterior dislocations dangerous?
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b/c of incrsd risk for damage to the popliteal artery
- collateral circulation is not good --> unrcgnzd occlusion = BAD |
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Rx of what tp is important in reducing CORONARY VASOSPASM?
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LEFT pectoralis
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what type of heart dysfunction is right pectoralis tp known to trigger?
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tachyarrythmias, but NOT involved in angina
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fundal height = what in terms of gestation?
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one cm of fundal height = one week of gestation
- cm from pubic symph. to fundus |
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what drugs are first line for generalized anxiety?
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- benzos
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what indicates that someone is in acute renal failure? what condition is common in ARF?
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-acute increase in BUN / Creatinine
- metabolic acidosis b/c kidneys cannot secrete acids like normal |
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kidney posterior chapman point
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L1
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adrenal posterior chapman point
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T11
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chapman point for abdomen and bladder
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L2
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urethral postr. chapman point
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L3
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moa and side fx of melphalan? (chemodrug)
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- xlinks dna
- cause pulmonary infiltrates |
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why do you get PULSUS paradoxus in CARDIAC Tamponade?
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- incrsd difference in bp in inspiration vs. expiration
- drng inspiration --> intrathoracic pressure reduces, blood rushes into the right side of heart and ventricle fills :) EFFUSION LIMITS this motion, and the septum moves into the left ventricle --> Causing the LV to fill LESS and the SYSTOLIC BP falls during INSPIRATION |
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MCC of meningitis in patients with cancer, organ transplant receivers, and patients receiving steroids...?
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LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENIES
- suspected if see DIPTHEROIDS in the blood or spinal fluid |
